Miss USA Nia Sanchez gave a classic "world peace" answer when
asked what message she would send to terrorists during the
onstage question at the 63rd Miss Universe pageant on Sunday
night.

"If you were given 30 seconds to deliver a message to global
terrorists, what would you say?" world champion boxer and Miss
Universe judge Manny Pacquiao asked Sanchez.

Sanchez replied: "OK, if I was given 30 seconds to give a message
to the global terrorists, is that what you said? OK. I would just
say, 'I know as Miss USA, I can always spread a message of hope
and love and peace,' and I would do my very best to spread that
message to them and everyone else in the world."

Sanchez
— a 24-year-oldfourth-degree black
belt in tae kwon do — could
have nailed the question with a firm response against terrorists'
brutality.

To be fair,
though, it was a tough question and it's not something you'd
necessarily expect a Miss Universe contestant to prepare
for.

Of course,
it's easy to play Monday-morning quarterback and come up with
better answers. It takes a lot of guts and hard work to compete
on that stage, though. Miss Universe contestants generally spend
over a year preparing for the pageant. It's not an easy thing to
do.

What's more, they have also spent an exhausting three weeks in
Florida packed with red-carpet events, photo shoots, outings,
charity work, and the preliminary competition (swimwear, evening
gown, and interviews) prior to the live competition on NBC.

Once they've made it into the top five, all of their hard work
comes down to the final onstage question, which is aired on live
television to an audience of millions. That's
nerve-wracking!